"Le nozze di Figaro" is one of Mozart's most loved operas. A new recording has been released with the Flemish orchestra La Petite Bande conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken. Soloists include Christiane Oelze (Susanna), Patrizia Biccire '(countess), Monika Groop (Cherubino), Werner van Mechelen (Figaro) and Huub Claessens (count). It is a live recording, which explains why some singers are not at their
… best in the beginning. The whole sounds very pleasant, but it is difficult to compete with the enormous amount of beautiful recordings that have been made of this opera over the decades. Kuijken's version is good, but it doesn't add anything new. (CP) _more
